Bitcoin Scientist

Bitcoin News

• Bitcoin’s $120M Betting War Draws a Brutal Map for 2026 Prices August 12, 2026
  Bitcoin-focused prediction markets are pricing a turbulent 2026, with bettors expecting sharp swings but treating six-figure prices as a distant long shot. Bitcoin was trading near $63,500 when the markets were measured at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday afternoon on Aug. 12, 2026. Across six active markets on the leading prediction marketplaces, Polymarket and Kalshi, […]
  Jamie Redman
• Bitcoin Flat Near $63,400 After Mild US Inflation Drop August 12, 2026
  Bitcoin stabilized near $63,400 on Wednesday following a volatile intra-day move between $63,317 and $64,400, leaving its market cap unchanged at $1.27 trillion. Bitcoin Trades Flat Following Volatile Intra-Day Swing After declining for two consecutive days, bitcoin was largely flat Wednesday as the sell-off sparked by Strategy’s latest bitcoin sale appeared to have run its […]
  Terence Zimwara
• Bitcoin Stalls at $63,400 as ETFs Outpace Network Issuance August 11, 2026
  Bitcoin dipped 0.7% to trade near $63,400 after a brief morning rally to $64,400 failed. Volatility triggered $39 million in total liquidations over 24 hours, heavily skewed toward long positions. Volatility and Liquidation Trends Bitcoin remained under pressure Tuesday, more than 24 hours after the revelation that Strategy sold 1,690 bitcoins to fund the repurchase […]
  Terence Zimwara
• XRP Slides 3% to $1 as Thin Binance Books Put $0.95 in Play August 11, 2026
  XRP fell over 3% to hit a year-to-date low of $1 on Tuesday, extending its slide to nearly 60% since its January peak. Market Cap Drops as XRP Hits YTD Lows On Tuesday, XRP led an altcoin tumble, nosediving over 3% amid reports of another institutional investor acquiring Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund. Daily market data […]
  Terence Zimwara
• Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000 as Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC August 10, 2026
  Bitcoin fell below $64,000 on Aug. 10 after briefly reaching an intraday high of $65,416. The sudden price drop erased nearly 2% of bitcoin’s market capitalization, reducing it to $1.28 trillion and wiping out over $47 million in long leveraged positions. Volatility and Market Liquidations Bitcoin (BTC) slid below $64,000 Monday afternoon, snapping a multi-day […]
  Terence Zimwara